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Authority to Act section 68(6) Crown Entities Act 2004
During the financial year, the Commission was invited by the
Cabinet to review the Civil List Act 1979. The Act includes the amount
of payments to former Members of Parliament and Prime
Ministers. However, these payments are not within the scope of the
review. Notwithstanding this, the Commissioner responsible for
the review, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, is entitled to certain payments under
the Act. This interest was disclosed to the Minister Responsible for the
Law Commission, the Hon Annette King, who gave her permission
under section 68 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 for Sir Geoffrey to
continue in his role as Commissioner in charge of the review.